Air Force
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Air ForceTrump Administration Pushes Potential F-16 Sale to Taiwan to Congress
President Trump’s administration has informally notified Congress of its intent to sell new F-16 fighter aircraft to Taiwan, in the first step of a long-awaited effort to upgrade the East […]
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Air ForceAFRL Successfully Flies New Robotically Piloted Air Platform
The Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) has announced the successful flight demonstration of a new robotically manned air platform whose technology could pave the way for more optionally manned aircraft […]
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SpaceAir Force Solicits Responses for OSP-4 Launch Services
The Air Force released Aug. 14 its solicitation for the Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4) program to rapidly launch payloads within two years of task order award. The service’s Rocket Systems […]
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Air ForceBlue Origin Files Pre-Award Protest Against Air Force Launch Services Program
After months of speculation, Blue Origin has filed a pre-award protest to the Government Accountability Office claiming the terms outlined in the Air Force’s Launch Services Procurement (LSP) solicitation impedes […]
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Air ForceCollins Aerospace to Modernize Pentagon Test Range Systems
Collins Aerospace, a division of United Technologies Corp. [UTX], is set to modernize test range systems for the U.S. Air Force, Navy and Army under a $7.6 million set of […]
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Air ForceIndustrial Challenge To Build Hypersonic Parts At Scale
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Pentagon’s top research and engineering official said while he thinks Congress has funded hypersonic weapons well, the rub is getting industry to produce complex parts at […]
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Air ForceAir Force Temporarily Grounds One Quarter of C-130 Fleet Due to Cracks
The Air Force’s Air Mobility Command has ordered the temporary removal of over 100 C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft from service for inspections following discoveries of “atypical cracks” during maintenance. […]
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Air ForceULA Receives $157 Million for Third NRO Mission – and Last Sole-Sourced Delta IV Heavy Launch
The Air Force has awarded United Launch Alliance (ULA) $156.7 million for the last of three National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) launches, which will possibly mark the final national security launch […]
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Air ForceAir Force Officials Pledge to Better Engage Congress on Next-Gen Air Dominance
The Air Force is committed to a future where each of its systems, platforms and assets are fully connected and able to perform in multi-domain operations. However, authorizers and appropriators […]
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Advanced / Transformational TechnologyAFRL Test Sets New Record for Hypersonic Engine Thrust
The Air Force said Aug. 5 that it recently set a record for the highest thrust produced by an air-breathing hypersonic engine in service history during a nine-month testing period. […]